Lawmaker is House co-author of the law requiring development of national plan to treat, cure Alzheimer’s disease   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Congressional Taskforce on Alzheimer’s Disease, released the following statement on the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its largest fine ever for two companies for unlawful calls to consumers... Read More

Landmark Case -- Combined with Congressional Action -- Will Reduce U.S. Carbon Emissions WASHINGTON (April 1, 2012) – Tomorrow marks the five year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts vs. EPA that gave the agency the authority to regulate heat-trapping emissions. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today said that this... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey released a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluating the oil industry’s capabilities for containing subsea wells and the federal government’s oversight in the... Read More

Congressman last week petitioned FDA to ban BPA in many household products on grounds that manufacturers have already abandoned use of toxic chemical WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), released the... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2012) – Looking to stem the tide of America’s oil and fuels that are being sent abroad at a time of high gas prices and high domestic production, three House Democrats today introduced legislation that would end the exportation of oil extracted from taxpayer-owned lands, and the exportation of refined fuels like... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In their ongoing effort to continue improvements to the safety and effectiveness of medications for children, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) today introduced H.R. 4274, legislation to reauthorize the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the... Read More

Canadian government designates harmful chemical as toxic to environment   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling on the... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 27, 2012) – The Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency today released a carbon pollution standard that would require power plants to reduce heat-trapping emissions that are causing dangerous climate change. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the co-author of the only climate change bill to pass a chamber of the... Read More

Lawmakers introduced Safe Cosmetics Act to protect consumers from harmful ingredients in personal care products, gives FDA ability to order recalls of dangerous products   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), co-authors of H.R. 2359, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, released the... Read More

Congressman introduced Do Not Track Kids Act legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-partisan Privacy Caucus and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee issued the following statement after release of the Federal Trade... Read More

Congressman introduced SANE Act to cut $100 billion over next decade from outdated nuclear weapons programs   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and founder of the Congressional Non-Proliferation Task Force, responded to President Obama’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo, and senior Committee Member Edward J. Markey sent letters to nineteen carriers, handset manufacturers, and operating system developers seeking information on how they address cell phone... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the second anniversary of enactment of the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, announced that new analyses show that hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts and the 7th Congressional district are already benefiting from the Affordable... Read More

Lawmaker’s new report highlights faulty FDA approval process that enables defective medical devices to be implanted in patients, causing serious injury and death        WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, with tens of thousands of patients suffering grave health effects as a result of defective medical devices, Congressman... Read More

Effort Must Go Further; Markey Will Introduce Legislation to Ensure All Consumers Have Access to Their Electricity Information   WASHINGTON (March 22, 2012) – Today, the Obama administration announced an agreement with nine major electricity suppliers that will commit to providing more than 15 million households access to data about... Read More

Susan Shaer of Women’s Action for New Directions will present Congressman Ed Markey with an award from the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability   WASHINGTON – Executive Director Susan Shaer of Boston-based national nonprofit Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) will present Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) with an... Read More

Republican budget scheme would end Medicare guarantee for 1 million in MA, would force seniors to pay more out of pocket for healthcare or forgo coverage   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, issued the... Read More

Joined by injured patient and surgeon, Markey to release new report highlighting faulty FDA approval process that enables defective medical devices to be implanted in patients, causing serious injury and death   WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Thursday, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee,... Read More

Lawmaker’s Research Shows Many Manufacturers Have Already Ceased Use of Dangerous Chemical   WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the first time in the agency’s history, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been sent three petitions by a member of Congress, calling on the agency to remove approval for the use of the chemical... Read More